The Burmese Harp 4K

The Burmese Harp 4K (1956)
de Kon Ichikawa

Criterion - 6 août 2025

Titre Original : 
Audio : Japanese: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
Sous-titres : English
Durée : 1h44
Format : 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray / import US
Zone : 4K Blu-ray: Region free
2K Blu-ray: Region A
Genre : Guerre

Synopsis
A rhapsodic celebration of song, a brutal condemnation of wartime mentality, and a lyrical statement of hope within darkness; even amongst the riches of 1950s' Japanese cinema, The Burmese Harp, directed by Kon Ichikawa (Alone Across the Pacific, Tokyo Olympiad), stands as one of the finest achievements of its era.

At the close of World War II, a Japanese army regiment in Burma surrenders to the British. Private Mizushima is sent on a lone mission to persuade a trapped Japanese battalion to surrender also. When the outcome is a failure, he disguises himself in the robes of a Buddhist monk in hope of temporary anonymity as he journeys across the
landscape – but he underestimates the power of his assumed role.

A visually extraordinary and deeply moving vision of horror, necessity, and redemption in the aftermath of war, Ichikawa's breakthrough film is one of the great humanitarian affirmations of the cinema.